Chair brace



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Filed April 26. 1926 Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

UNITED. STATES GEORGE CARTER, OFCANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHAIR BnAcE.

Application filed Anrl 26,

This invention relates to furniture and more particularly to a brace adapted to be applied to a rocking chair and prevent the rockers thereof from being broken.

One object of the invention is to provide a brace which may be readily applied to a rocking chair of a conventional construction and not only prevent the rear end portions of its rockers from being broken but also reinforce the back and rear legs of the chair and prevent them from being loosened at their connections with the side rails of the chair seat.

Another object of the invention is to so ,i5 forni the brace that it may be adjusted and accommodate itself to chairs of different widths.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rocking chair with the improved brace applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the brace in rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the brace taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

|The rocking chair which is illustrated in Fig. 1 is of a conventional construction and includes a seat 1 having side and rear rails 2 and 3 and a back 4, the side bars 5 of which are joined to the side and rear rails of the seat and extended downwardly to form the rear legs 6 of the chair. The chair is also provided with the usual front legs 7 'and these legs have their lower ends mounted upon rockers S which are curved longitudinally in the usual manner and extend rearwardly beyond the legs 6 so that the chair may be rocked rearwardly without danger of its tilting over. A chair of this type is very comfortable but when it is used the portions of the rockers which extend rearwardly from the legs 6 are liable to be broken off if a person rocks back very far in the chair and also the bars or strips which form the rear legs and sides of the chair back are liable to be worked loose from the side and end rails of the seat.

1n order to brace the extended rear end portions of the rockers and reinforce the chair at the connection of the back and rear legs with the seat, l have provided a brace which includes side struts 9 joined intermediate their ends by a cross bar 10.V The struts 9 are preferably formed of strong 192e. seri-Laino. 104,749.

sheet metal strips which are stamped to provide longitudinally extending reinforcing ribs 10. The ribs 10 which project'out-f wardiy prevent the struts from being easily bent by pressure exerted longitudinally thereof. At their ends the strips from which the struts are formed are bent transversely to provide attaching feet 11 and 12 and openings 13 and 14 are formed inthe feet so that screws or other suitable fasteners 15 may be passed through the feet and into the rockers and bars 5 to firmly secure the brace to the chair. By referring to Fig. 1, it will be s een that, when the brace is applied to the chair, its kstruts extend diagonally between the seat 1 and the rear ends of the rockers and, therefore, the rockers will be prevented from being broken when a person rocks back too far in the chair and also the back and rear legs of the chair will be prevented from working loose at their connections with the seat.

rlhe cross bar 10 which connects the struts 9 is formed of metal strips 16 which are provided with longitudinally spaced openings 17. The outer ends of the strips 16 are secured to ears 18 which project from the inner side edges of the struts 9 by rivets or other suitable fasteners 19 and the strips are disposed in overlapping relation to each other, as shown in Fig. 3. Referring to this figure, it will be seen that the openings 17 formed -in the strips 16 are spaced an equal distance from each other and, therefore, the openings in the overlapped portions of the two strips may be moved into registry witheach other so that rivets or other suitable fasteners 2O may be passed through the registering openings and securely hold the strips in engagement with each other. By havingthe cross bar formed of companion strips adapted to be secured in overlapping relation to each other, the cross bar may be adjusted longitudinally and, therefore, the brace maybe applied to rocking chairs of various widths. It will, of course, be understood that the rivets are not applied until the struts have been spaced the proper distance from each other. 1t will also be noted that since the enes of the cross bar are connected to the ears 18 by rivets 19 the struts may be disposed either parallel to each other or in converging relation toV each other toward their forward or rear ends. The brace may, therefore, be readily adjusted so that it will properly fit the chair to which it is to be applied and may be easily and quickly put in place.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

l. A chair brace comprising struts having their end portions provided With feet adapted to be secured to rockers and the rear legs of a chair, ears extending from the inner sides of said struts intermediate their ends, and al cross bar formed of companion strips secured at their outer ends to said ears, said strips being overlapped and adjustably'se-` cured together to retain the struts in predetermined spaced relation to each other.

2. A chair brace comprising struts having their end portions provided With feet adapted to be secured to portions of a chair, ears extending from the inner sides of said struts intermediate their ends, a cross bar formed of companion strips secured at their outer ends to said ears, said strips being overlapped and formed with longitudinally spaced openings adapted to register as the strips are moved longitudinally of' each other, and fasteners passed through registering openings of said strips to secure the strips together with the struts held in predetermined spaced relation to each other.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

GEoRGE W. CARTER. [L 3.] 

